Quad meet in US likely after Trump swearing-in – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Quad foreign ministers may meet in Washington shortly after the swearing-in of president-elect Donald Trump. External affairs minister S Jaishankar will represent India at the inauguration.Trump has appointed Republican senator and pro-India leader Marco Rubio as secretary of state. Japanese foreign minister Takeshi Iwaya and his Australian counterpart Penny Wong too have confirmed…

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‘Customarily editing done’: Japan government admits doctoring ‘untidy’ cabinet photo – Times of India

The Japanese’s government on Monday admitted that it manipulated an official photo of the new cabinet to make members appear less unkempt. The decision came after social media users mocked the original image, which showed Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Defence minister Gen Nakatani with untidy appearances, including sagging trousers.In the official photo released by…

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